Agric Tweets OF The Week – 13/07/2018

Fridays are for our weekly farm series “Agric Tweets of The Week” and like always, we have a roundup of the news reports, events, comments and announcements as regards agriculture from twitter.

Let’s take you on a ride.

In no particular order, here;

“Africa is going to be the food basket of the world”- Prof. Osinbajo

VP @ProfOsinbajo: To bring in the smart money we need to show that there is an income stream. And the opportunities abound, in agriculture etc. For example, Africa is going to be the food basket of the world. #VPAtSiliconValley

We have said this over and over again and @Simshagaya just nailed the box. Read:

I am a strong advocate of import substitution. Nigeria mustn’t import anything that it has the compelling ability to make locally. No matter if price or pain rises transiently. We must protect our farmers, manufacturers and tech businesses. See US average tarrifs from 1821-2016 pic.twitter.com/pewVRwatRs

I'm not currently governance and I won't pretend to know better.However, I'm genuinely curious as to why already burdened citizens should be charged more tax rather than sustained efforts to increase agricultural output.

I'm always curious to find out what or who exactly is working so hard to make life more difficult for us.Because all we want is food on our tables, cash in pocket, schools to attend, security, Healthcare and functioning systems.

Cross-contamination played a large role in our study. About 50% of participants contaminated their spice containers due to improper hand washing. Remember to wash surfaces & hands with warm soapy water before & after handling raw foods to prevent cross-contamination. pic.twitter.com/546qHjyolL